A Vietnamese tanker that allegedly discharged cargoes in North Korea has been seized by the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) after it was found anchored without official permission off Johor state. Viet Tin 01, a […]
Security threats to commercial shipping transiting the Singapore Strait are continuing, with five ships attacked in November, according to a monthly report from the Singapore-based Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against […]
A suspected Nigerian pirate was arrested at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on 5 December after being extradited from South Africa. Itoruboemi Benson Lobia briefly appeared in a Groningen court the day after he was detained. The […]
After 35 days in captivity, nine crew members taken hostage from the bulk carrier MV Bonita off Cotonou, Benin, have been released. The ship’s Norwegian owner, J.J. Ugland, said that following the crew’s release on […]
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) – a voluntary association of oil companies with an interest in the shipment and terminalling of crude oil – has announced the creation of a new reporting tool […]
Maritime fatalities in New Zealand have almost halved since 2015, down 44% according to the Maritime NZ annual report released in December 2019. Twenty people were killed in New Zealand ports and harbours in the […]
On Tuesday 3 December, crude oil tanker Nave Constellation was attacked by pirates, resulting in the kidnapping of 18 Indian seafarers and 1 Turkish national. This incident happened 142 km off Bonny Island, Nigeria. No […]
The livestock carrier industry has once again come under pressure to improve its safety standards after a cargo vessel transporting more than 14,000 sheep sank off the coast of Romania on 24 November. A mass […]
Seven crew members were kidnapped from an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, Pacific Warden, off the coast of Equatorial Guinea last week. In a statement earlier this week, operator Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) confirmed […]
Japanese shipping group Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) is putting its seafarers through a breathalyser test of sorts. Alcohol detector apps, developed by Pai-R, are being linked to smartphones on “K” Line’s ships. These can […]
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